TELEVISION SYSTEM WITH PROVISIONS FOR DISPLAYING AN AUXILIARY IMAGE OF VARIABLE SIZE - Patent 0870401

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EP 0 870 401 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/42

(21)	Application number: 96942945.0

(22)	Date of filing: 12.12.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G09G 5/ 14^{( . )}
H04N 5/ 45^{( . )}

G09G 5/ 36^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/019659

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/024869 (10.07.1997 Gazette 1997/30)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

29.12.1995 US 19950581677

(71)	Applicant: THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC.
	Indianapolis, IN 46290-1024 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	PATTON, Steven, Wayne Littleton, CO 80120 (US) RUMREICH, Mark, Francis Indianapolis, IN 46236 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wördemann, Hermes, Dipl.-Ing., et al
	Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Licensing & Intellectual Property, Göttinger Chaussee 76 30453 Hannover 30453 Hannover (DE)

(54)	TELEVISION SYSTEM WITH PROVISIONS FOR DISPLAYING AN AUXILIARY IMAGE OF VARIABLE SIZE